Definition of Preclude. Meaning of Preclude. Synonyms of Preclude

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Definition of Preclude

Preclude
Preclude Pre*clude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Precluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Precluding.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae before + claudere to shut. See Close, v.] 1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede. The valves preclude the blood from entering the veins. --E. Darwin. 2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation. This much will obviate and preclude the objections. --Bentley.

Meaning of Preclude from wikipedia

- In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, the matching preclusion number of a graph G (denoted mp(G)) is the minimum number of edges whose deletion results...
- just low enough to preclude a tropical rainforest climate (Af) and temperatures in the winter months are warm enough to preclude a humid subtropical...
- These peculiarities bedevil and complicate international comparisons and preclude any universal standard of performance. According to the World Health Organization...
- II and the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution do not categorically preclude or require a heightened standard for the issuance of a state criminal subpoena...
- sobriety. Early in abstinence, residual effects of alcohol consumption can preclude sobriety. These effects are labeled "PAWS", or "post-acute-withdrawal syndrome"...
- religious or martial forms of qigong. However, this categorization does not preclude the form's use by martial artists as a supplementary exercise, and this...
- is no longer subject to appeal; and the legal doctrine meant to bar (or preclude) relitigation of a claim between the same parties. In the case of res judicata...
- meeting this definition. Some organisations, such as the Council of Europe, preclude activities without any physical element from classification as sports....
- gender-specific roles that preclude women from specific functions of ministry within the community. Though women may be precluded from certain roles and ministries...
- definition is: A device included in or attached to a nuclear weapon system to preclude arming and/or launching until the insertion of a prescribed discrete code...